East of the Sun and West of the Moon is one of my favorites ever with a strong female protagonist (it's an older version of Beauty & The Beast, where Beauty is way way way more kick-ass). I have a very intense retelling of the Donkeyskin story by Robin McKinnley called Deerskin. It's a great book but trigger-y subject matter http://www.amazon.com/Deerskin-Robin-McKinley/dp/044100069X
'Course some of the classics have their charm too - Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Frog, lots of others... each is challenging in its own way but there's value from each to be gleaned for sure.
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Date: 2013-05-07 12:17 am (UTC)'Course some of the classics have their charm too - Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Thumbelina, The Princess and the Frog, lots of others... each is challenging in its own way but there's value from each to be gleaned for sure.